Animal Production
Student must complete 36 credit hours
Speciality Requirements Student must complete 30 credit hours
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequests |
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| 495501 | Experimental Design and Data Analysis | 3 |
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| This course looks at the principles and methods of experimental design and statistical analysis. It also introduces completely randomised design, factorial experiments, Latin square, split-plot design, correlation and regression. | |||
| 495510 | Advanced Ruminant Nutrition | 3 |
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| This course looks at a variety of topics including the recent advances in ruminant nutrition, nutrient content of feed ingredients, formulating diet for optimum biological performance (milk and meat) and nutritional management of ruminant animals. | |||
| 495511 | Advanced non Ruminant Nutrition | 3 |
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| This course looks at a variety of topics including nutrients, digestion, absorption, metabolism, food ingredients, feed evaluation and ration formulation for poultry. | |||
| 495516 | Advanced Agri-business Marketing | 3 |
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| 495517 | Advanced Agri-business Enterprise Management | 3 |
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| 495518 | Field Research Techniques | 3 |
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| 495522 | Advanced Biochemistry | 3 |
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| This course consists of a study of the biochemical aspects of carbohydrate, lipid and protein utilisation by animals, with emphasis on their interrelations and uniqueness of individual organs and tissues in metabolism and uniqueness of individual organs and tissues in metabolism as well as their homeostatic regulation | |||
| 495523 | Advanced Animal Breeding | 3 |
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| This course covers various topics including the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium changes of gene frequency resemblance between relatives genetic parameters selection for quantitative traits, prediction and results, correlated characters performance in different environments, genotype x environment interactions, correlated response to selection, selection index theory and practice evaluation of breeding values. | |||
| 495599 | Thesis | 6 |
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| In this course, the graduate student must submit a thesis and pass an oral defence related to his/her thesis. | |||
Speciality Optional Requirements Student must complete 6 credit hours
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequests |
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| 495514 | Advanced Topics in Animal Physiology | 3 |
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| Topics covered in this course include a study of the physical and chemical principles governing the lives (development, growth and productivity) of farm animals. Students will develop an understanding the influence of the environmental elements on the animal physiological processes. | |||
| 495515 | Feeds Evaluation | 3 |
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| This course covers many topics including the recent advances in forage analysis systems, effect of forage on ruminant productivity, forage utilisation by ruminant animals and animal production systems based on forages throughout the Middle East area. | |||
| 495524 | Poultry Breeding | 3 |
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| Topics covered in this course include poultry breeds, commercial poultry lines and strains, breeding value measurements, influence of nutrition and environment on poultry, selection, mating systems and artificial insemination in poultry. | |||
| 495525 | Energy Metabolism | 3 |
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| Topics covered in this course include energy constituents of feedstuff and energy needs of animals. There will also be a discussion of cellular biochemical and physiological concepts of energy metabolism. | |||
| 495526 | Protein Metabolism | 3 |
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| This course covers nutritional regulation of amino acid metabolism and regulation of protein metabolism. It also integrates biochemical and physiological functions of amino acids and related topics in regulation of whole body protein turnover in mammalians and birds. | |||
| 495527 | Advanced Reproductive Physiology | 3 |
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| Topics covered in this course include mechanisms of reproductive physiology including puberty, estrus, gamete production, fertilisation, gestation and parturition in mammals with emphasis on aspects endocrinology. | |||
| 495530 | Endocrinology & Enzymes | 3 |
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| This course includes regulatory aspects of hormones and their biological effects on reproduction, growth and development in mammals. | |||
| 495531 | Computer Programs & Statistical Data Analysis | 3 |
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| This course looks at experimental design for animals, analysis of variance , GLM, least square analysis and mixed model analysis. | |||
| 495532 | Advanced Topics in Livestock Management | 3 |
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| This course cover all livestock farms, new approaches and techniques in farm management. | |||
| 495533 | Advanced Dairy Technology | 3 |
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| Topics include the physical and chemical properties of milk, modern techniques in processing and manufacturing dairy products. | |||
| 495534 | Advanced Meat Science | 3 |
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| Topics in this course include meat composition and components, factors affect it, changes associated with nutrition, age, management and new techniques in meat production and processing. | |||